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The Earth and the Universe (topic 3)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is our solar system located?

a)

Andromeda galaxy

b)

Milky Way

c)

Spiral galaxy

d)

Large Magellanic Cloud.

2.

Who were the ones who named moving bodies as planets?

a)

Romans

b)

Canaanites

c)

Greeks

d)

Phoenicians

3.

What does planet mean?

a)

Star

b)

Round body

c)

Rotating body

d)

Wanderers

4.

Who used their astronomical knowledge to orient the sea journeys, and were the first to discover the North Star (Polaris) that always point out to the north?

a)

Cannanites

b)

Mesopotamians

c)

Greek

d)

Phoenicians and Cannanites

5.

How is the universe made?

a)

planets

b)

galaxies.

c)

stars

d)

satellites

6.

What is a galaxy?

a)

A huge amount of stars gathered in groups

b)

Is a set of stars, planets and satellites

c)

It's a collection of stardust

d)

All of the above

7.

Do galaxies show variability in their shape, temperature, evolution, distribution and size?

a)

yes

b)

no

8.

This galaxy has an S shape and is the most frequent in the Universe.

a)

Elliptic

b)

Spiral

c)

Irregular

d)

None of the above

9.

This galaxy is represented by the letter E, and only 20% of galaxies have this shape.

a)

Irregular

b)

Spiral

c)

Elliptic

10.

These galaxy are the youngest of the Universe and are formed by Blue and White stars.

a)

Irregular

b)

Spiral

c)

Elliptic

d)

Elliptic and Irregular

11.

The "group of bodies: planets, satellites, asteroids, meteorites and comets that orbit the Sun" are known as ...

a)

Solar System

b)

Galaxy

c)

Mliky way

d)

Nebular theory

12.

Which of the following theories is the most accepted?

a)

Nebular theory

b)

Catastrophic theory

c)

Cameron theory

d)

Weizäcker with the gas and dust cloud hypothesis

13.

True or False ... Our solar system is made up of planets, asteroids, satellites, meteorites, meteors, comets, and the sun.

a)

False

b)

True

14.

What is the region of the Sun that has a temperature of approximately 15 million degrees Celsius called?

a)

Radiactive zone

b)

Core

c)

Conective zone

d)

Corona

e)

Photosphere

15.

The sun is important to the earth for?

a)

It guves luminous and caloric

b)

Is necessary for the photosynthesis

c)

Regulates the temperature on the surface, as well as winds and rainfall.

d)

All of the above

16.

Satellite causing high tide

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

The previous two

d)

None of the above

17.

Phase of the Moon that ...

*It is located 270 ° considering the Sun position.

*The left half is illuminated.

*The Moon rises 18 hours later than sunrise.

a)

New Moon

b)

Last Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

First Quarter

18.

What direction is the rotational movement?

a)

east to west

b)

west to east

c)

None of the above

19.

What is the deviation effect of the winds and ocean currents called (right-northern hemisphere, left-southern hemisphere)?

a)

Revolutionary movment

b)

Coriolis Effect

c)

Rotational movment

d)

All of the above

20.

Who is responsible for the seasons of the year?

a)

Greenwich meridian

b)

Revolutionary movement

c)

Rotational movement

d)

Coriolis Effect